1940 United States Senate election in New York

1940 United States Senate election in New York
	County Results; Mead: 50–60% 60–70%; Barton: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
U.S. senator before election; James M. Mead; Democratic	Elected U.S. Senator ; James M. Mead; Democratic

The 1940 United States Senate election in New York was held on November 5, 1940. Incumbent Democratic Senator James M. Mead, first elected in 1938 to fill vacancy caused by the death of Royal S. Copeland,^[1] was re-elected to a full term in office, defeating Republican Bruce Barton.

^ Biographical Directory of the American Congress, 1774-1961: The Continental Congress, September 5, 1774, to October 21, 1788 and the Congress of the United States, from the First to the Eighty-sixth Congress, March 4, 1789, to January 3, 1961, Inclusive. Washington: U.S. Government Printing Office. 1961. p. 382. Retrieved May 16, 2020.

[1] Biographical Directory of the American Congress, 1774-1961: The Continental Congress, September 5, 1774, to October 21, 1788 and the Congress of the United States, from the First to the Eighty-sixth Congress, March 4, 1789, to January 3, 1961, Inclusive. Washington: U.S. Government Printing Office. 1961. p. 382. Retrieved May 16, 2020.

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